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Figure 4

From: Bone morphogenetic protein 2 gene transduction enhances the osteogenic potential of human urine-derived stem cells

Figure 4

Gene and protein expression of bone related factors in transduced and normal USCs. (a) The mRNA expression level of Runx2 and OCN at day 3, 7 and 14 after transduction. (b) The protein expression of Runx2 and OCN was detected with immunofluorescence. Blue: DAPI; red: Runx2 or OCN. BMP2 gene transduction significantly increased the protein expression of Runx2 and OCN. Scale bar = 50 μm. #, P <0.05 (compared with normal USCs) and *, P <0.05 (compared with Lentiviral-GFP transduced USCs). BMP2, bone morphogenic proteins 2; DAPI, 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; OCN, osteocalcin; Runx2, Runt-related protein-2; USCs, urine-derived stem cells.

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